Record #:

21580

Author(s):

Pleasants, Julian M.

Abstract:

Under the auspices of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), University of North Carolina president Frank Porter Graham helped create the Institute for Nuclear Studies. Porter was then elected the institute's first president but his acceptance of the presidency began a series of dramatic events including a FBI probe, an AEC security clearance controversy, an investigation of loyalty procedures, and a failed bid for the US Senate in 1950. While not himself a Communist or Communist-sympathizer, Graham was associated with several organizations which were viewed as such. His support for these organizations stemmed from specific goals they championed that were not necessarily Communist related. The AEC's Personnel Security Review Board denied Graham clearance based on these affiliations, but not because for lack of loyalty. The AEC and its chairman, David Lilienthal, overruled the board and granted Graham the necessary clearance.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 69 Issue 4, Oct 1992, p414-437 , il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Graham, Franklin Porter, 1886-1972

Record #:

21335

Author(s):

Stone, Richard

Abstract:

An examination of University of North Carolina president Frank Porter Graham's unsuccessful 1935 plan to de-emphasize college athletics. With the intention of putting a stop to the increasing professionalization of college athletics, Graham's proposal included provisions to ban all recruiting and to end all preferential treatment for athletes, such as special scholarships and loans.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 64 Issue 3, July 1987, p274-293, il, por, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Graham, Franklin Porter, 1886-1972

Record #:

11632

Author(s):

Parham, John Marshall

Abstract:

Parham discusses the life of Frank Graham, who was appointed president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1930.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 5, June 1934, p9, 22, por

Subject(s):

Graham, Franklin Porter, 1886-1972